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Today in History: April 12, Civil War begins with gunfire at Fort Sumter
Today in History Today is Friday, April 12, the 103rd day of 2024. There are 263 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 12, 1861, the U.S. Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. ...
Novels from Asia, Europe and South America vie for International Booker Prize
LONDON (AP) — Novels that depict people struggling with the forces of nature, history or economics in settings from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists announced Tuesday for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The shortlist for the...
Former officer with East Germany's secret police goes on trial for a border killing in 1974
BERLIN (AP) — An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany's secret police, the Stasi, went on trial Thursday over the killing of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago. The defendant, whose name has not been released in keeping with German...
